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  1. Typing on a phone whilst having a wee coz late for kids footie game syndrome I'm afraid
  2. It depends how you look at it... Leader of opposition:"debates are good". Prime minister: "debates are nor so good" If Cameron had flipped his opinion whilst still in the same roll then, yes, that's a u-turn. I don't see conforming to the typical response depending on what position you hold a uturn per we, if anything he's being consistent with his predecessors....
  3. Cameron is doing what his strategists believe is in his best interests. Miliband's is doing what his strategists believe is in his best interests. So, given they're both acting in self interest, why is all the flack aimed at Cameron and none at Miliband? Unless there are some naive people out there who believe that Miliband wants the debates to go ahead because he's acting in the public interest rather than his own....
  4. Cheers ART
  5. Only another 6 months to go before the summer transfer window closes. It's gonna be another long one....
  6. http://list25.com/25-extremely-dangerous-activities-your-mom-would-not-approve-of/
  7. Climate change causes terrorism.... [video=youtube;Zrr5BvrAo-Y] I wish he'd get a move on and organise this bloomin' revolution of his
  8. It's not that he's "scared" of debating with Ed Miliband, per se, he's "scared" of the inevitable effect that these superficial debates have on the relative popularity of 'incumbent' vs 'opposition'. They summed it up quite nicely on the Daily Politics show today: because Miliband's popularity rating is significantly less than Cameron's (not talking about the party ratings here, but the leader ratings) the levels of public expectation for Miliband performing well are much lower than they are for Cameron. As such, an 'average' performance for Miliband would actually be a ratings boost for him because people would expect him to be worse than Cameron, in terms of his oratory skills, whereas an 'average' performance by Cameron would be neutral or even negative in terms of his rating because he's starting from a higher position. So, because Cameron's is rated as a substantially better orator than Miliband, Cameron would have to outperform Miliband by several factors to come out of the debate with less impact to his popularity rating than Miliband would have to. So, he's not "scared" of the debate as such, he simply knows that Miliband's low starting point in the ratings will actually work in Miliband's favour when it comes to the public judging their respective performances. It's a bit like Southampton getting more plaudits than, say, Man City this season....not because we're better than them but because we've exceeded expectations whereas City haven't. (although I'm sure there are plenty of holes in that analogy!) Any PM would do the same as Cameron is doing regardless of which party they came from. That's politics. p.s. FWIW, I was against the TV debates last time around so this isn't just me waving the Tory flag (for once )
  9. I can't think why they took that photograph from waist height looking up. Surely it was a great opportunity to show off their super dooper fan funded training facilities to the world at large....
  10. As long as there's someone on here to keep pointing out the bleedin' obvious I'll carry on doing it. Wouldn't want to see the forum whataboutery police made redundant given the valuable public service they provide
  11. If we get into Europe (either CL or EL) then I'd expect Koeman to get the accolade
  12. I'll take that as a 'no' then
  13. It's human nature that people will turn Cameron's "reluctance" into a personal attack but, as you say, the opposition will always come across better in these presidential-esque debates because it's always easier to sell change than it is to defend the status quo (hence why Nick "promise the world" Clegg came out top last time). Take the Scottish separation referendum for example...."Yes, let's create utopia" is always going to have a more positive vibe to it than "No, lets stay the same, it's worked OK for 300 years" regardless of the merits of each sides's policies. Blair didn't want the debates (and succeeded in avoiding them) and neither did Brown (who didn't). And you can bet your bottom dollar that Miliband won't be clamouring for them in 5 years time, should he get into number 10 on 7th May (*shudders*)
  14. Can you rustle me up a retrospective one of those for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown too? Cheers
  15. Yep, vs Palace in the FA Cup and Swansea in the PL. Obviously an unlucky mascot....
  16. It is now...
  17. [video=youtube_share;ifW-F2koT4E]
  18. [video=youtube_share;AZvF4jeAhFI]
  19. Easy one.... Fonte
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